barbat

barbat

See also: barbât, bãrbat, bărbat, bărbåt, and bărbåţ

English

Alternative forms

• barbud

Etymology

Persian بربط‎ (barbat, barbot), from Middle Persian, possibly from Ancient Greek βάρβιτος (bárbitos), an unrelated musical instrument.

Noun

barbat (plural barbats)

1. (music) An ancient Persian plucked lute with a pear-shaped body, a flat belly, an angled back near the pegbox, and a fretless neck.

Translations

ancient Persian plucked lute

Azerbaijani: bərbət Persian: بربط‎ (fa) (barbat)

Russian: барбет (ru) (barbet) Tajik: барбат (barbat)

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

• "Barbat" in Encyclopedia Iranica

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /bəɾˈbat/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bərˈbat/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /baɾˈbat/
• Rhymes: -at

Verb

barbat m (feminine barbada, masculine plural barbats, feminine plural barbades)

1. past participle of barbar